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I think there is some value in given trophies for only superior performance... I think given awards to a child for any kind of performance or lack of performance, dilutes and devalued the truly talented athletes in the sport. Matter of fact, it promotes and encourages an untalented child not to move on and find their true talents whether it be in sports, music, arts or dance... Some parents can become truly delusional and think because their child received a "token" trophy that if they pay for privates or push the untalented child to practice more and they too can become that next superstar...
PS: Worse part in this Trophy Bonanza, the quality of all the trophies are poorly constructed and cheap. Matter of fact, I noticed the shelf life of these new trophies is about 4 to 5 years before they break or fall apart...Unlike, the 30+ year old trophies that I have that are still in good shape.
Well that's insulting. The kids know what it is to win and to lose, and what the places mean.This happens all the time with special needs athletes and the expectation for the parents is to just deal with it and be thankful. With many competitions they title all the special needs teams "national champions" (yes, that actually has happened).
I hate this concept more than I hate kale.
I was watching Real Sport with Brian Gumbel and they had a interesting segment concerning awarding every participants on a sport team trophies. According to the experts giving out unearned awards dilute the value of the trophies and athletes tends to slack off... What do everyone think about this Oprahlike awarding of trophies? Is this helping or hurting athletes and the sport?
Jumping off of the jackets things - my athletes don't see trophies as something more than a participation award. Jackets are the real "trophy".
Long-Term Athlete Development model
In America, it's dragged into the college/school realm of 'Every Kid Must Pass.' Parents berating teachers when their kid isn't doing well (maybe because the kid just doesn't care). Holding a kid back a year because they failed? Clutch my pearls!Maybe it's because I don't have kids but...
Rewarding an athlete for effort shouldn't come in the form of a trophy from an event. The fact is, in cheerleading, sports and life, sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. I know I learned more from every loss or last place finish that I did from winning. I feel like when you start not keeping score or lumping 4th place down together, you eliminate the drive to compete and improve. If we're all getting a trophy anyway, why try? We all get the same prize anyway.
I also wonder what this generation of kids where 'everyone is a winner' will be like when it becomes evident in life that not everyone is...job interviews, getting into colleges. To me, winning and losing at a soccer game when you're young, teaches you to handle disappointments and learn to work harder.
Plus- isn't giving trophies to everyone expensive? I haven't been to competition that does that except for 1st place. And for stunt groups everyone got a medal of their place.
In the Real Sport with Brian Gumbel segment, of course, it mostly focused on sports like baseball, football and soccer, but they did eventually talk about the extent that this diluted and devalued of awards affect children and young adults in other areas too.Plus- isn't giving trophies to everyone expensive? I haven't been to competition that does that except for 1st place. And for stunt groups everyone got a medal of their place.